Standing figure · Togo, Ada · ID: 3032338
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Antonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerland (2001)Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, small traces of red pigment, eyes with cowrie snail inlay, 3 strings of glass beads attached, stylized forms, cross-shaped tattoos on the cheeks, slightly dam., paint rubbed off;
for worshipping the ancestors, kept on private shrines inside the house.
The object Standing figure with the object ID 3032338 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 175 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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